On February 21, 1818, Representative Peterson Goodwyn (DR) of died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent John Pegram Democratic-Republican 706 53.9% James Jones Democratic-Republican 605 46.1%
Pegram took his seat on November 16, at the start of the Second Session of the 15th Congress., footnote 55 Pegram would only serve for that single session, as he would be defeated for re-election in 1819 against James Jones.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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